Insect “generally, negatively affected” by an increase in summertime heat. But warmer temps around the Great Lakes might be more hospitable to some common species.
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Landmarks: ‘Globally rare’ habitat in Lockport gets an $8 million boost, Army Corps attention
Landmarks: Lockport Prairie Nature Preserve, a habitat virtually untouched since the ice age, gets an $8 million Army Corps boost.
Fossils show huge salamanderlike predator with sharp fangs existed before the dinosaurs
Scientists have identified a giant salamanderlike predator with sharp fangs that likely ruled waters 280 million years ago.
AI is learning from what you said on Reddit, Stack Overflow or Facebook. Are you OK with that?
Post a comment on Reddit, answer coding questions on Stack Overflow or share a baby photo on your public Facebook or Instagram feed and you are also helping to train the next generation of artificial intelligence.
FDA approves a second Alzheimer’s drug that can modestly slow disease
U.S. health officials have approved a new Alzheimer’s drug that can modestly slow the disease.
Error in new lung transplant algorithm harmed sick and dying patients
A flawed new algorithm for distributing lungs to transplant patients wound up putting people with Type O blood at a disadvantage.
Colombian family’s genes offer new clue to delaying onset of Alzheimer’s
Scientists studying a family plagued by early-in-life Alzheimer’s found some carry a genetic oddity that delays their initial symptoms by five years.
Beyond Yosemite and Yellowstone: 10 underrated national parks to visit this summer
Before you book your reservation for a busy park this summer, check out this list of 10 underrated national parks to visit instead.
Today in History: Sally Ride becomes first American woman in space
On June 18, 1983, astronaut Sally K. Ride became America’s first woman in space as she and four colleagues blasted off aboard the space shuttle Challenger on a six-day mission.
Video: Watch as a cicada emerges from its shell
A soft white adult cicada molts out of its nymphal shell on a tree along the North Branch of the Chicago River in Skokie, May 30, 2024. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)